Hmm. This is a little low, but certainly not the $16,000 I heard repeated during the height of the news coverage. I remember someone (Geraldo?) saying that new policemen made less than Wal-Mart workers.
MOre than I made as a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force. My now ex-wife got mad when we had to stay late working a surge in sorties.
Part of why she's now my ex-wife.
"Recruit Starting Salary is $ 25,508 with uniform allowance"
Hmmm...Better than military starting pay. 83 percent retirement after 25 years...not bad.
What do you think happens when a hurricane is bearing down on a Navy town like Norfolk. The crews take the ships to sea and the aviators fly the planes out away from the storm? They leave their families behind to do their duty.
This LT is a disgrace. The Deserters should be terminated.